It was an incredibly sunny day for Bronwyn and Dayne’s StFrancis Winery wedding in late November!

Their day was full of fun filled hijinks curtesy of their bridal party and plenty of naughty water refreshments all throughout the day.

Their day was a bunch of fun to be a part of, so lets jump right into it!

Preparation

Bronwyn and Dayne were obviously up for a party right from the get go, with their respective entourages keen to have a bit of fun during their preparations! Dayne and his boys made sure to keep most of their body parts within their pants all morning, while we also made sure their delightful fur babies made it into plenty of their photos.

Groom and page boy suit

Grooms shoes on table top

Puppy

Groom putting on tie win sun

Groomsman with tie on head

Best man helping out with tie putting on

smiling groom at best man

Groom and dog

Groom looking out doorway

Groom helping with page boy flower

Grooms entourage on street

I arrived at Bronywn’s place of preparation to the beat of plenty of loud music! The bridesmaids were keen to dance about all morning, while also making sure Bronwyn wasn’t feeling too much in the way of nerves – as much as possible!

Engagement ring setting in flower

Wedding dress hanging in sun

Bridesmaids dresses hanging in tree

Bridesmaids with hands in air

Bridesmaids with earrings

Flower girls looking at each other

bridesmaids helping out with bridal gown

Flower girls watching bride get ready

Bride standing in lounge

StFrancis Winery Wedding Ceremony

Bronwyn and her bridal party arrived at their StFrancis Winery wedding ceremony via large hummer limo, and directly after had a bit of a ‘first look’ with Bronwyn’s family – which is always nice to see.

Their wedding ceremony was delayed a little bit due to guests being a little late, but bronwyn and her bridesmaids made the most of their time having a smoke and chilling under the shade, while Dayne and his boys also made sure to find some shade while having photos done with family and friends.

Dayne was in good spirits all day, being sure to make it known with huge emotive smile and laughter, while Bronwyn was a little more reserved. The ceremony itself was a nice, simple affair – being as short as possible so that the party could continue unabated!

groom waiting under arbour

Bridal party in limo

Bride exiting the limo

bride and family member

bride approaching ceremony at StFrancis winery wedding

StFrancis winery wedding ceremony

StFrancis winery wedding from side

Laughing bride during ceremony at StFrancis

StFrancis winery wedding ceremony with blue sky

Holding hands during wedding ceremony close

Smiling groom at his bride during ceremony

First kiss at StFrancis Winery Wedding

Guests at StFrancis winery wedding

Glamour Photos

We diddn;t spend too long out and about for glamour photos – the main goal of the day for Bronwyn and Dayne was to spend as much time with their friends and family as possible! before their limo hire ended, I did however managed to get them out to the nearby bike track which has magnificent arching trees overhead. I made use of this space the most for their glamour photos – while I also snagged a few shots around St Francis Winery in between drinks.

I made use of the extra time by taking some portraits of other couples and also had family photos done whenever I could. It was such a laid back day that it wasn’t overly pressing to have any photos taken.

Groom walking about

Dudes chilling around barrel

Hugs with little one

Bridal party under trees

bridal party messing about

Bride and groom together on bike track

Running page boy

Laughing bride under veil

Two kids look at water

Silly photo of bride and groom

Kids

Bridal party under arch

StFrancis Winery Wedding Reception

Bronwyn and Dayne’s StFrancis winery wedding reception was immaculately set up in the most beautiful way, with blue lighting and white floral arrangements as far as the eye could see! Their DJ had the smoke machine going during the first dance and made for a great party atmosphere.

Towards the end of the night, I managed to coax Bronwyn and Dayne out to the awesome lit weeping willows that lines the St Francis winery pond – which the boys were threatening jumping into all night. If they did I must have left too early to see it! Would have been a greast photo 🙂

Mr and Mrs sign

Wedding cake under circle

StFrancis WInery Wedding Setup

Leaping girl

Bride and groom entering Reception at StFrancis

Cake cutting at StFrancis winery wedding

Bridesmaids at head table

Speech at head table

Groom reacting to speech

First dance at StFrancis winery wedding

First dancing in smoke

Dancing at wedding

Dancing at wedding reception

StFrancis winery wedding photo

Thanks go out to Bronwyn and Dayne for having me as your wedding photographer! I hope you enjoy your photos!

Halloween Themed Wedding at St Francis – Leticha & Carrie

Leticha and Carrie held their Halloween themed wedding at the delightful St Francis winery on October 31st last year, and what a delightful day it was! Surrounded by supportive friends and family, they also included guests that could not attend due to COVID by using my livestream service which made it all the more inclusive.

Leticha and Carrie’s Halloween themed wedding included pumpkins lining their aisle, suitibly coloured bouquets and bridal party, and even my greenscreen photo booth complete with a Halloween themed backdrop!

Preparation

I began the day with Carrie and her family being prepared at her parent’s place nearby. Her bouquet was orange in colour, to suit the Halloween theme, and everyone there was wearing a matching orange item. Her entourage were wearing orange vests, while Dad was wearing an orange tie. It was a really nifty detail to add!

Engagement ring in a rose

Bridal high heels

Helping out with bridal party

Putting on Dad’s flower

Mum helping put on wedding dress 2

Mum helping out with buttons

Bouquet closeup

Bride holding her bouquet

bride looking pensive in hallway

Leticha’s colour scheme was green, complete with an impressive green stoned engagement ring. Her entourage and bouquet was also green – contrasting the orange of Carrie, and also following the halloween theme.

One small detail I really enjoyed though was that Leticha and Carrie also made sure their own personalities and interests was really put on display throughout the day. They obviously love boardgames and other ‘nerdy’ things by having their invites UNO themed, Harry Potter items were strewn about the place, and later on their wedding cake was based on Cluedo!

Emerald engagement ring

Wedding band in box

Wedding invites based on uno

reaching for the dress

Dad helping put on shoes

Hugs with Dad

bride looking pretty in bright room

bride walking towards doorway

Halloween Themed Wedding Ceremony at St Francis Winery

Leticha and Carrie’s Halloween Themed Wedding Ceremony took place on the grassy area in front of the St Francis winery pond. Their aisle betwenen guests were decorated with pumpkins and ivy, perfectly complementing the Orange and Green theme that the bridal couple had chosen.

As this was a same sex wedding, both leticha and Carrie were walked down the aisle together at the same time, flanked by their fathers which was a really nice touch.

Bride looking out car window

bride about to hop out of car

Flower girls approach

Brides entrance with fathers

St Francis Winery wedding ceremony

Holding hands during wedding ceremony 2

Smiling at her bride

bridal couple out the front of the wedding ceremony

bride smiling at her bride

Gathering the wedding rings

Waiting for the paperwork to be completed

First kiss at St Francis winery

St Francis winery wedding ceremony exit

Hugs after the ceremony

Heart group photo at St Francis winery

Glamour Photos

After the group photos, we made use of the St Francis Winery gardens and lovely weeping willows to take a few glamour shots, before heading off to a bike track with some rather spooky, dark trees which I thought would suit the Halloween theme nicely.

Along that same vein of thought, I also took Letchia and Carrie outside once it got dark with some smoke in a can to try and create a moody shoot under the lit weeping willows.

It was a little bit of fun thinking about how to create some moody, creepy wedding photos while still making them ‘weddingy’.

group photo with flower girls

Looking into each other eyes

Standing under the St Francis Winery weeping willows

Group photo with the bridal party

Kiss on the cheek

Walking together under the willows

Group shot on the old cart

Another kiss on the cheek

Looking at each under under the tree

Together amongst the foliage

brides under the willows

Togther under the weeping willows

Brides under creepy trees

Wedding photo under dark trees

bridal party photo under the dark trees

Brides sharing a moment

brides under a canopy of trees

brides in a tunnel of dark trees

night wedding photo at St Francis Winery

Wedding photo at St Francis winery

Halloween Themed Wedding Reception

The St Francis winery wedding reception area naturally has a neat, dark vibe to it due to it being an older building and built as a storage area for wine it’s aesthetic is rustically bare bones – making it quite a nice choice for a halloween themed wedding.

Their guests enjoyed making use of the green screen backdrop with a Halloween image superimposed behind them in each shot, while the dancefloor also got quite a workout by Letchia and Carrie’s guests. I was also in character whole wearing my Jason hockey mask that I have as a photobooth prop while taking photos 😀

The personal touches that they had spent time in preparing really made the whole night come alive!

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